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US 12,583,309 B1Granted
Hybrid power system for a military vehicle
AssigneeOshkosh Defense, LLC
InventorsChad Smith, Nader Nasr, Rachell Harsh, Mike J. Bolton, Bradon Zeitler, Ryan Crabtree
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Abstract
A military vehicle includes an engine, an energy storage system comprising a battery, and a motor/generator electrically coupled to the energy storage system and configured to draw power from the energy storage system to drive a tractive element of the military vehicle. The engine is configured to drive the tractive element cooperatively with the motor/generator, but is not configured to drive the tractive element without the motor/generator.
Claims6
A military vehicle comprising:
- an energy storage system comprising a battery;
- a first motor/generator electrically coupled to the energy storage system and configured to draw power from the energy storage system to drive a tractive element of the military vehicle;
- an auxiliary power unit comprising:
- an engine;
- a generator configured to generate electrical power from rotational energy generated by the engine;
- and
- first electrical terminals configured to transmit the electrical power from the generator out of the auxiliary power unit;
- and
- an auxiliary power unit receiver comprising second electrical terminals electrically coupled to the energy storage system and configured to receive the electrical power from the first electrical terminals, wherein the auxiliary power unit is removable from and installable into the auxiliary power unit receiver;
- wherein the military vehicle does not include an engine operable to mechanically drive the tractive element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.